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JUDGE PROMPTS WITNESS: ARTAK NAZARYAN CASE CONTINUES IN COURT
epress.am
12.20.2011
In court today, Hrant Gevorgyan, attorney to Hakob Manukyan, one of
the accused in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan,
who died suddenly while serving in Tavush marz (province) during
peacetime on Jul. 27, 2010, made a motion for withdrawal (not the
first time) to Judge Samvel Vardanyan.
As told to Epress.am by Helsinki Association for Human Rights defender
Arman Veziryan, present at today's trial, Gevorgyan named as the
basis for his motion that the judge is not impartial and that he his
overruling all the important questions directed to witnesses.
Apart from this, Gevorgyan also stressed that the judge is prohibiting
asking questions on evidence that hasn't been investigated and thus
"taking the side of the prosecution."
Representatives of the other defendants in the case also joined
this motion.
Attorney Alvard Mnatsakanyan noted that during the trial the judge
prompted one of the witnesses in the case, Arman Mnatsakanyan, saying
"You can say I don't remember."
In order to examine the motion for withdrawal, the judge went to
the consulting room and the decision will be announced at tomorrow's
court session, which will take place at 12 pm.
epress.am
12.20.2011
In court today, Hrant Gevorgyan, attorney to Hakob Manukyan, one of
the accused in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan,
who died suddenly while serving in Tavush marz (province) during
peacetime on Jul. 27, 2010, made a motion for withdrawal (not the
first time) to Judge Samvel Vardanyan.
As told to Epress.am by Helsinki Association for Human Rights defender
Arman Veziryan, present at today's trial, Gevorgyan named as the
basis for his motion that the judge is not impartial and that he his
overruling all the important questions directed to witnesses.
Apart from this, Gevorgyan also stressed that the judge is prohibiting
asking questions on evidence that hasn't been investigated and thus
"taking the side of the prosecution."
Representatives of the other defendants in the case also joined
this motion.
Attorney Alvard Mnatsakanyan noted that during the trial the judge
prompted one of the witnesses in the case, Arman Mnatsakanyan, saying
"You can say I don't remember."
In order to examine the motion for withdrawal, the judge went to
the consulting room and the decision will be announced at tomorrow's
court session, which will take place at 12 pm.